Concierge travel company Plan Japan helps navigate that 'unknowable' with access to impossible reservations that money can't ...

An annual record of over 33 million inbound foreigners visited Japan between January and November 2024 amid a tourism boom ...

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

From a comet and "cat employees" to Godzilla and realistic police officer dummies, the Mainichi editorial team has selected ...

The cost-of-living crisis couldn’t keep Gold Coast hospitality operators down, with a host of new openings in 2024.

From Angkor Wat and Borobudur to the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal, with 54 countries and territories, there are so ...

Tokyo has captured the imagination of countless creatives throughout history, from Anthony Bourdain (who said if he had to ...

Good to know: In winter, dress warmly. All visitors are required to sit on the temple’s chilly floor and use a calligraphy ...

SINGAPORE, Dec 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Tokyo is bustling. Office vacancy rates in the Asian city are around 3%, sharply ...

I’m told one major reason why Japanese employers can keep their wages relatively low is that housing remains affordable, even in Tokyo, once regarded as the world’s most expensive city. The average ...

Hundreds gathered at the observation deck atop the tallest building in Tokyo Wednesday to witness the first sunrise of 2025. ...

Located in the Yamagata region about 260 miles north of Tokyo, the onsen is one of the most famous in Japan, drawing around ... a large black net to block the view of a popular photo spot ...